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This presentation briefly describes some ways to cope with stress and promote well being through the application of Emotional Intelligence skills. The 6seconds model is used to illustrate the EQ competencies.
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Stress and WellnessThe EQ Perspective
Liz Moseley Ph.D.
Wellness is a dynamic process that requires integration of
change
…and a return to balanceThroughout life’s many cycles
Change is usually stressful, and there are two kinds of stress
Eustress
Change that is stimulating can bring us to a new, higher level
Distress
Change that is not integrated can lead to many illness such as high blood pressure, digestive troubles, headaches, and depression
There are also two kinds of change
Change by choiceSometimes we recognize a need to change
Change by necessitySometimes life imposes changes
Emotional intelligence is a set of tools…
….to support the dynamic process of change for the best positive outcome
Know Yourself
Choose Yourself
Give Yourself
6seconds model of Emotional Intelligence
Know Yourself: Enhance Emotional Literacy, Recognize Patterns
Choose Yourself: Engage Intrinsic Motivation, Exercise Optimism, Apply Consequential Thinking, Navigate Emotions
Give Yourself: Increase Empathy, Pursue Noble Goals
Choosing change
Prochaska describes change by choice as movement through
stages:
PrecontemplationContemplation
PreparationAction
Maintenance
With moments of recycling previous steps Liz’s adaptation of Prochaska’s model
Moving from Precontemplatio
n to ContemplationExamples of EQ tools:
Enhance Emotional Literacy
How am I feeling?
Is the status quo harmful for me?
Recognize Patterns
Have I been here before?
How would I feel if this pattern changed?
Moving from Contemplation to Preparation
Examples of EQ tools:
Exercise Optimism I can do this
Others have made this change, so can I
Engage Intrinsic Motivation
I am responsible for myself
It will be worth it
Cycles of Preparation and Action
Examples of EQ Tools:Apply Consequential Thinking
This change will open up new opportunities for meNavigate Emotions
This is scary, but kind of exciting, too
Anchoring Action into MaintenanceExamples of EQ Tools:Increase EmpathyI understand what it’s like to go through changesPursue Noble goalsHow can I be more of the change that I want to see in the world?
Recycling through the
stepsExamples of EQ tools:
Recognize PatternsI remember this feeling
I know how to move forward
Exercise OptimismI can do it again
It gets better
Navigate EmotionsSadness is not depressionFrustration is not defeat
The cycles of change never really come to an end, they just transform into new choices and
the next change process
Change can also come without invitation
Selye described the universal response to any stressor as the General Adaptation Syndrome
Liz’s adaptation of Selye’s model
Emotional Intelligence Competencies support positive integration of imposed changes, for example:
Resilience from shock
Enhance Emotional Literacy
It’s normal to feel out of balance
I can allow myself to grieve for the loss of status quo
Exercise Optimism
I know there is a way through this
This is going to be a transformative experience for me
Connecting to Coping
Apply Consequential Thinking
One day at a time
Increase Empathy
If I help someone else I will also be helping myself
Recognize Patterns
It is natural to have ups and downs through this process
HardinessExamples of EQ Tools:
Pursue Noble Goals
There is a higher meaning in this for myself and for others
Navigate Emotions
I can focus on all that is positive
Engage Intrinsic Motivation
I want to be a better person as a result of this
Kobasa identified three qualities that enable
people to live through stressful events without succumbing to burnout:
Commitment
Control
Challenge
Change is a constant factor in life. Cultivating Emotional Intelligence competencies empowers us to turn the distress of change into the eustress of transformation
Fortunately, Emotional Intelligence skills can be cultivated by anyone at any time
6seconds model of EQ
Know YourselfEnhance Emotional
LiteracyRecognize Patterns
Choose YourselfExercise Optimism
Engage Intrinsic Motivation
Navigate EmotionsApply Consequential
Thinking
Give YourselfIncrease Empathy
Pursue Noble Goals
Thank you
Liz’s favorite Stop sign in Findhorn, Scotland
References
Anonymous. (2007). Today is under construction. Retrieved from http://www.engrish.com/2007/08/its-still-early/
Freedman, J. (2007). At the Heart of Leadership. San Mateo, CA: Six Seconds.
Kobasa, S.C. (1979). Stressful life events, personality, and health: An inquiry into hardiness. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 37, 1-11.
Prochaska, J. DiClemente, C., & Norcross, J. C. (1992). In search of how people change. American Psychologist, 47, 1102-1114.
Selye, H. (1976). The stress of life. (Rev. ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.
Watterson, B. (n.d.). Calvin and Hobbes. Retrieved from http://bestofcalvinandhobbes.com/2011/10/a-swifty-kick-in-the-butt-is-for-sale
Photos by Liz Moseley and Bronwen Gerber
Hi, I’m Liz Moseley
Thank you for coming to my presentation today. I am a Health
Psychologist, with special interests in emotional intelligence, stress
management and palliative care.
After finishing my doctoral studies at the University of Miami, I moved to
Switzerland, where I lived for 20 years, teaching and consulting. In 2011, I moved back to Florida, this time in the panhandle on the beautiful Gulf
Coast. I currently teach at Pensacola State College, Walden University and Northcentral University. I also give
workshops and presentations on Stress Management, EQ and Health, and I
coach private individuals and groups on site or by the internet and telephone.
When I am not working, I enjoy gardening, geocaching, practicing yoga or T’ai Chi, and training my new baby
sugar glider.
You can contact me at: [email protected]